Freight Facts and Figures 2012

Table 2-3. Total Freight Moved by Distance Band: 2007

The largest percentage of goods movement occurs close to home. Approximately 50 percent of the weight and 40 percent of the value of goods were moved less than 100 miles between origin and destination in 2007. Less than 10 percent of the weight and 18 percent of the value of goods were moved more than 1,000 miles. Distance, as used in this publication, refers to the Great Circle Distance, which is commonly called “as-the-crow-flies.”

Table 2-3

Table in Excel format

Distance Band (in miles)	Value		Weight		Ton-Miles
	Total	Domestic	Total	Domestic	Total	Domestic
Below 100	40	40	51	51	7	7
100 - 249	16	56	19	71	10	17
250 - 499	13	69	11	82	13	29
500 - 749	7	76	5	87	9	39
750 - 999	6	82	4	90	10	49
1,000 - 1,499	7	89	6	96	22	71
1,500 - 2,000	4	93	2	98	14	85
Over 2,000	7	100	2	100	15	100

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Freight Management and Operations, Freight Analysis Framework, version 3.4, 2012.

 

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